Matthew C. Leavitt

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP provides legal services. It offers legal representation to public and private companies and charitable organizations, including health care providers, local and state governments, financial institutions, real estate developers, franchisors, distributors and pharmaceutical companies. It services includes finance, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, employment, and labour and benefits. The company was founded by Frank F. Dinsmore in 1908 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

The Wunder Co. develops and manages solar investment funds. It manages the sourcing of commercial solar opportunities, to the underwriting, contracting, and construction of each project. The firm also manages the ongoing operation and maintenance of the array, bills the energy customer, and distributes proceeds to investors. The company was founded by Bryan Birsic, David Riess, and Sam Beaudin in 2013 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP operates as a law firm. It provides legal, litigation and consulting services. The company was founded in May 2014 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

TVV Capital (TVV Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Andrew W. Byrd. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC provides architectural and planning services. Its projects include Petersen Automotive Museum, Museum Of Modern Art, Rodin Museum, Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse And Lotte Concert Hall. The company was founded by A. Eugene Kohn, William E. Pedersen and Sheldon Fox on July 4th, 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Sigong Law PC provides legal services. The private company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

The MITRE Corp. provides systems engineering, research and development and information technology support services. It offers federally funded research and development centers for the department of defense, the federal aviation administration, the internal revenue service and department of veteran affairs and the department of homeland security. The company was founded by Robert Everett in 1958 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

YarCom, Inc. provides professional engineering services for public and private sector. The firm’s practices include electronic, communications engineering, test and measurement systems, analytical software design, development, test, modeling and simulation and compliance and mission engineering. It also designs efficient modern on and off grid homes, including solar and wind power, energy storage, efficient appliances and HVAC. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Accelerate Learning, Inc. provides educational services. It offers STEMscopes, a digital science solution for PreK through 12th grade students offering three core curriculum programs: STEMscopes K-12, STEMscopes NGSS, and STEMscopes Early Explorer. The company was founded by Jarrett Reid Whitaker in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Timeclock Plus LLC provides workforce management software solutions. The company was founded by Jorge R. Ellisin and Johnny Fender in 1988 and is headquartered in San Angelo, TX.

KPA Services LLC engages in the provision of compliance and risk management consulting services. It offers risk management and human resources software, internal and external compliance audits, multi-site visibility, and interactive training solutions. It serves the automotive, dealers, distribution, food and beverage, insurance brokers, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Kip Prahl in 1986 and is headquartered in Lafayette, CO.

365 Retail Markets LLC engages in the provision of platforms for vending, food service, and hospitality. It designs and implements turnkey, unattended, and automated MicroMarket self-checkout solutions. The company was founded by Joseph Hessling and Brad Pitser in 2008 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Navisun LLC engages in the production of solar independent power. It develops, acquires, constructs, finances, and operates distributed and small utility-scale ground mount and rooftop solar projects. The company was founded by Douglas Johnsen and John R. Malloy, Jr. on September 15, 2017 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Irving Place Capital Management LP (Irving Place Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by John David Howard. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Heelstone Renewable Energy LLC engages in the development, construction, and operations of solar projects. It focuses in the development, construction, operation, and finance. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Ares Management Corp (Ares Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Ares Capital Management LLC founded in 1997 by Michael J Arougheti. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Ares Private Equity Group (Ares Private Equity Group) is a private equity, a subsidiary of Ares Management LLC founded by Bennett Rosenthal, Antony Peter Ressler and David Benjamin Kaplan in the year 1997. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in Shanghai, China and London, United Kingdom.